Hi Lorn,
I grew it in a better climate and it gets really tall (9ft) so needs staking, if in more sun it will be shorter but still has a weak stem. I also grew it where it rained most of the time so everything got botrytis. I would much rather have that rain than toxic heat. So would my plants.
I do have it again, but first it was frostbit, next it aborted due to the lack of spring here (many do that here). It would have fried this summer anyway, nearly everyone else did. Next year it should bloom unless the frost gets it again.
here is a photo one of my customers sent me showing how tall it gets in the SE.
